Peter Crush

Absence management - How sick is the public sector?

The TUC's findings on employee absence in the public sector may surprise you.

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The Prince's Trust competition puts employees' business acumen and creativity to the test

The Prince's Trust is launching a competition designed to help bring out the undiscovered skills of employees up and down the country, while also helping the charity to raise money to help young...

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Coalition Government's five-year plan receives positive response from the HR sector

The HR community has broadly welcomed a raft new government initiatives outlined yesterday in the coalition's five-year plan document.

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Employers are failing to encourage take up of paternity leave

The latest CIPD Employer Focus survey has found employers are still not encouraging fathers to take more paternity leave

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Baringa Partners tops the Best Place to Work list

A little-known consultancy in the energy, utilities and financial services sector has scooped the UK's Best Place to Work award by the Great Place to Work Institute.

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HR magazine to launch online Engage and Retain summit

HR magazine will be hosting its first ever web-summit to debate how HRDs can face one of their most pressing concerns in coming months - the best course of action HRDs need to take to engage and hold...

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Diversity: Alternative approach to the Equalities Bill

The Equalities Bill, which replaces the ageing Equal Pay and Sex Discrimination Acts of 1970 and 1975, may well have trundled its way through Parliament in time for the Election, but HRDs know gender...

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General Election 2010: What difference will HR professionals notice on the morning of 7 May?

Peter Crush analyses the likely ramifications, while three experts give their verdict on 13 years of Labour government.

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HR magazine's See the Best Campaign: Who's helping ex-service people get a job in civvy street

The prospects Armed Services personnel face when they leave the RAF, Army and Navy for a new life on civvy street seems to be the current hot topic.

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The UK's Top Employers named

Britain's 'Top Employers', a list of companies demonstrating the best in HR practice, were announced at a gala ceremony in London last night, with environmental consultancy RPS (pictured) and...

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Telling the boss they have been called up is a tough call for TA reservists

For reservists, having to tell their boss they have been called up for an 11-month tour of duty can be almost as tough as the assignment itself.

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Interview with Sally Mitton, HR leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers

It might be a surprise to learn that PricewaterhouseCoopers - a name synonymous with best HR practice - has only recently had an HRD on its board. The first incumbent, Sally Mitton, is bent on...

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